Table 4.
Linear regression models with self-efficacy for diabetes management as the outcome variable
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HL |
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Functional HL |
Communicative HL |
Critical HL |
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| β | p | β | p | β | p | |
| Model 1 |
0.004 |
0.948 |
0.365 |
< 0.001 |
0.369 |
< 0.001 |
| Model 2 |
0.015 |
0.833 |
0.312 |
< 0.001 |
0.300 |
< 0.001 |
| Model 3 | 0.010 | 0.891 | 0.292 | < 0.001 | 0.298 | < 0.001 |
Model 1: unadjusted.
Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, education, economic status, internet use, social support, time since the diagnosis of diabetes, number of oral glucose-lowering drugs, insulin use, and diabetic complications.
Model 3: model 2 plus the clarity of the physician’s explanation.
HL: health literacy.